CVE-2026-97514 media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Reports from Kernel Lock Validator
A locking error in the wave5 media driver can cause kernel deadlocks or crashes, requiring local access to exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-97514?
CVE-2026-97514 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Reports from Kernel Lock Validator
handle_dynamic_resolution change requires that the state_lock be acquired based on the lockdep_assert_held. However, the handle_dynamic_resolution_change call in initialize_sequence does not properly obtain the lock before calling.
Since the v4l2_ctrl_find and s_ctrl can sleep, they should not be called while a lock is already held. Store off the fbc_buf_count then properly update control once lock has been freed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97514?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97514?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-97514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-103622, BELL-CVE-2026-97514, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97514, GHSA-8mx9-7h8g-9qqg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97514.